Re: Gen. Zia-ul-Haq
Zia's period was the darkest in pakistan's history. and please don't mention his "islamic" nature. That sob only used islam to gain power. Those who say he banned alcohol, swear on holy quraan that alcohol is out of our country?
lawlessness was on its heights. he created MQM. Public lashings, people chearing and clapping on someone's torture created a brutal mindset. voilence in the society became acceptable.
He stressed on namaz, (a personal act of a muslim, only to be facilitated by the state not imposed) and yet he failed to take any concrete steps to implement islamic concepts that are supposed to be implemented by the state. (islamic banking, providing justice, democracy, education, creating welfare state .... )
you cannot compare two people. you need to take each person one by one and evaluate. Zia was the worst thing that happened to pak, thats for sure. Now if you want to discuss musharraf, then lets open another dedicated thread for him :)